Jarrod Lee Bourlon

US Patent:

20170228688, Aug 10, 2017

Filed:

Feb 9, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/428883

Inventors:

- Stillwater OK, US
Jarrod Bourlon - Centerton AR, US

Assignee:

Tri-8, Inc. - Stillwater OK

International Classification:

G06Q 10/08
G06K 7/10
G06K 19/077

Abstract:

A strategic inventory collection and management systems and methods using mobile radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for collecting inventory data and providing users with real time feedback and inventory instructions for more accurate and efficient inventory data collection and supplementing or augmenting automated inventory management (AIM) system data.

US Patent:

20150084746, Mar 26, 2015

Filed:

Sep 20, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/032560

Inventors:

- Bentonville AR, US
Jarrod Lee Bourlon - Centerton AR, US
Alvin Scott Taulbee - Springdale AR, US
Bruce W. Wilkinson - Rogers AR, US

Assignee:

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. - Bentonville AR

International Classification:

G06K 7/10

US Classification:

340 1032

Abstract:

These teachings generally comprise interrogating RFID tags and receiving corresponding responses from various ones of these RFID tags while also receiving, from a remote source, surrogate response corresponding to at least some of the plurality of RFID tags that are not responding to the current interrogation. A corresponding plurality of end user-perceivable indications as correspond to both the responses from various ones of the plurality of RFID tags and the aforementioned surrogate responses are then provided to thereby ultimately inform an end user of the RFID tag reader with respect to a corresponding reading state as regards the plurality of RFID tags.

US Patent:

20140263635, Sep 18, 2014

Filed:

Apr 12, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/861958

Inventors:

- Bentonville AR, US
Jarrod Lee Bourlon - Centerton AR, US
Thomas Edward Stiefel - Bentonville AR, US

Assignee:

WAL-MART STORES, INC. - Bentonville AR

International Classification:

G06Q 10/08

US Classification:

235385

Abstract:

A computer-implemented method of managing inventory includes receiving, at an antenna operatively coupled to a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader, product identification information encoded in an RF signal transmitted by a plurality of RFID tags. Each of the RFID tags is associated with a respective one of a plurality of products. The method further includes processing, by a processor, the product identification information contained in a portion of the encoded RF signal to identify a characteristic associated with each of the products, and identifying, by the processor using the product identification information, one of the products having a characteristic different from another one of the products. The method may include identifying a majority of the products having a characteristic in common based on the product identification information, and identifying at least one of the products having a characteristic different from the majority.

US Patent:

20140263636, Sep 18, 2014

Filed:

Apr 12, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/862110

Inventors:

- Bentonville AR, US
Jarrod Lee Bourlon - Centerton AR, US
Thomas Edward Stiefel - Bentonville AR, US

Assignee:

WAL-MART STORES, INC. - Bentonville AR

International Classification:

G06K 7/10
G06Q 10/08

US Classification:

235385

Abstract:

According to an embodiment, a computer-implemented method of managing inventory includes receiving, at an antenna operatively coupled to a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader, product identification information encoded in an RF signal transmitted by a plurality of RFID tags. Each of the RFID tags is associated with a respective one of a plurality of products. The method further includes processing, by a processor and using the product identification information, information contained in a portion of the encoded RF signal to compare apparent location information associated with the RFID reader with prior location information associated with at least one of the products, and updating, by the processor, the apparent location information to match the prior location information where the apparent location information is different than the prior location information.

US Patent:

20140266621, Sep 18, 2014

Filed:

Apr 12, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/862056

Inventors:

- Bentonville AR, US
Jarrod Lee Bourlon - Centerton AR, US
Thomas Edward Stiefel - Bentonville AR, US

Assignee:

WAL-MART STORES, INC. - Bentonville AR

International Classification:

G06K 7/10

US Classification:

340 101

Abstract:

According to an embodiment, a computer-implemented method of managing inventory performed by a processor includes receiving in a digital or analog format, from a first computing device, a first request for first radio frequency identification (RFID) tag data associated with a first plurality of RFID tags and receiving in a digital or analog format, from a second computing device, a second request for second RFID tag data associated with a second plurality of RFID tags. In response to the first request and the second request, the method further includes automatically selecting a selected one of a first interrogation mode and a second interrogation mode based on the first request and the second request, and automatically transmitting configuration information to an RFID reader to operate in the selected interrogation mode.